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Product Engineer
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Bennington
Elkhart, IN (In Person)
Full-Time
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JOB SUMMARY
Bennington is the market leading pontoon boat manufacturer and a wholly owned subsidiary of Polaris Industries, a Fortune 500 company. We pride ourselves on delivering a boating experience that's second to none through our emphasis on innovation, design, product quality, and relentless focus on customer satisfaction. Our team members live that passion every day and have fueled our growth across 6 buildings in Elkhart, IN. The Product Engineer is responsible for providing creative, innovative, and functional customer interfacing applications for all of Bennington's pontoon models. This is a highly collaborative role requiring communication across multiple functional areas including Product Management, Quality, Operations, Purchasing, and Executive Leadership.ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
:- Design mechanical and structural systems and products based on a set of given and derived requirements
- Manage relationships with key material and component vendors
- Attend and visit trade shows or other sources to stay up to date on current trends in the furniture and marine industries
- Participate in various cross-functional teams to support product development, operations, production engineering and customer service
- Follows Bennington's product development process to ensure all projects are thoroughly and timely completed
- Work directly with industrial design to collect and understand the project design requirements
- Modify designs based on cost, weight and manufacturing targets and capabilities
- Assure system and product quality by confirming fabrication, assembly, and installation processes
- Create 3D models of design details using SolidWorks
- Create 2D drawings utilizing Solidworks and AutoCAD
- Prepare and revise manufacturing drawings using GD&T for manufacturability and repeatability
- Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards
- Willing to adjust work hours as needed to get a project across the finish line
- Must keep a positive attitude even in stressful situations
- Create professional emails to help communication and move the project along requirementDescription
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Design Engineering, Industrial Design, Product Design or related field
- Extensive experience in marine, automotive, RV, or aircraft interior design and production is highly preferred
- Experience with project management, development programs, and prototyping
- Highly proficient in AutoCAD and SolidWorks. Surface modeling experience is a plus.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Excellent ability to multitask and change direction quickly with minimal disruption
- Excellent time management/organizational skills with attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills within team and cross-functionally
- Be able to multi-task with having multiple projects at once